Sandy Vance
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Gene Covington "Sandy" Vance (born in Lamar, Colorado, USA) was a pitcher
in Major League Baseball
. Drafted in the second round (behind Steve Garvey, first round) he pitched in 30 games in the 1970s for the Los Angeles Dodgers
, including 21 starts and 2 complete games. In his first year as a rookie with the Dodgers, he was voted "Dodger Rookie of the Year" for that season with a 7-7 record and the lowest ERA on the Dodger pitchers starting staff. Arm injuries forced an early retirement from baseball.
He went to school at Stanford University
, graduating "with distinction (top 15%) with a subsequent graduate degree from California Polytechnic University
(Cal Poly Pomona) in Landscape Architecture. While a pitcher at Stanford, he compiled a 32-3 win-loss record in his freshman, sophomore, and junior years, with a perfect 15-0 record (including 4 post season wins in Regional and College World Series] play) in his sophmore year, a school record that still stands unbroken. He was subsequently voted into the Stanford Baseball Hall of Fame.
He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and, with his graduate degree from California Polytechnic University in land planning and landscape archtecture, works at a multi-disciplinary consulting and design firm as a land use and urban planner for Wood Rodgers, Inc., designing and laying out new towns and communities. He and his wife, Dee, have three children, Ryan (Internet TV executive), Erik (Science Journalist), and Heidi (Marketing manager for AOL).
During the 2010 World Series, Vance's eldest son Ryan made the controversial decision to cheer for the eventual 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. To this day, sister Heidi, still a Dodger fan, has barely spoken a word to him.
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. Drafted in the second round (behind Steve Garvey, first round) he pitched in 30 games in the 1970s for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
, including 21 starts and 2 complete games. In his first year as a rookie with the Dodgers, he was voted "Dodger Rookie of the Year" for that season with a 7-7 record and the lowest ERA on the Dodger pitchers starting staff. Arm injuries forced an early retirement from baseball.
He went to school at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, graduating "with distinction (top 15%) with a subsequent graduate degree from California Polytechnic University
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, or Cal Poly Pomona, is a public university located in Pomona, California, United States...
(Cal Poly Pomona) in Landscape Architecture. While a pitcher at Stanford, he compiled a 32-3 win-loss record in his freshman, sophomore, and junior years, with a perfect 15-0 record (including 4 post season wins in Regional and College World Series] play) in his sophmore year, a school record that still stands unbroken. He was subsequently voted into the Stanford Baseball Hall of Fame.
He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and, with his graduate degree from California Polytechnic University in land planning and landscape archtecture, works at a multi-disciplinary consulting and design firm as a land use and urban planner for Wood Rodgers, Inc., designing and laying out new towns and communities. He and his wife, Dee, have three children, Ryan (Internet TV executive), Erik (Science Journalist), and Heidi (Marketing manager for AOL).
During the 2010 World Series, Vance's eldest son Ryan made the controversial decision to cheer for the eventual 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. To this day, sister Heidi, still a Dodger fan, has barely spoken a word to him.